Sewing cabinet



Oct. 26 1926.

H. E. SHEETS SEWING CABINET [N V EN TOR.

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Patented Get. 26, 1926.

v UNITED STATES HERBERT E. SHEETS, WAPAKONE'IA, OHIO.

SEWING CABINET.

Application filed April 23, 1925. Serial No. 25,231.

This invention relates to a sewing cabinet or a like construction inwhich the principal object is to provide a side wing or container whichis movable from a closed position against the side or end of a smalltable or cabinet to a position substantially at right angles thereto sothat the interior of the wings is freely accessible from the front ofthe cabinet without raising a lid or the top of the cabinet; a furtherobject of the invention is to provide a hinge construction forsupporting the wing beneath an extensionof the top of the cabinet sothat the wing will be rotated to a position substantially-parallel withthe ordinary drawers of the cabinet; a further object is to provide acabinet of this kind in which the top extending over the side extensionsor wings is continuous, requiring no hinged portion for access to thewing. The invention con sists in the novel construction, combination andarrangement of the several parts.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a sewingcabinet constructed in accordance with the prin ciples of thisinvention; and showing a wing or lateral extension closed at one side ofthe cabinet; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View of the cabinets showing thewing in open position; Figs. 8 and 4 are plan views illus trating thehinges and their action in swinging the wingand holding it in open andclosed positions.

In carrying out this invention a sewing cabinet having supporting legs 1and a plurality of drawers 2 is provided with a top 3 which extendslaterally at one or both ends to provide an overhanging portion ofconsiderable extent. This top may be of a single piece of materialunbroken throughout its length since no hinged lids or covers arenecessary for the side wings or extensions, as hereinafter set forth.

A- separate side extension or wing 4 is provided for one or both ends ofthe cabinet of a design and form which will be covered by the extendingportion of the top in its closed position, the wing usually beingsubstantially semi-circular in cross section with angularly disposedouter panels and an open side which is disposed against the end of thecabinet, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, when it is closed. This wing l maybe provided with a. number of drawers, as in the main portion of thecabinet, or it may have one or more shelves 5 and a lower curvedpartition 6, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the wing is swung to openposition loose fabrics, thread, and the like may be thrown looselvtherein where they are freely accessible for examination or removal.

In order to mount the wing at the end of the main portion of thecabinet, a hinge construction is provided for the top and bottom of thewing, each hinge comprising a plate 7 adapted tobe secured to the edgeof the'main cabinet portion by means of screws 8 or other suitablefastening means,

and a plate 9 attached eccentrically to one end of the wing. Connectingthese two plates are unequal links 10 and 11 upon which the wing isadapted to move in swinging it from open to closed position. The plates7 are also disposed at one side (forwardly) of the center of thecabinet, and the links 10 and 11 in open position close the wing tagainst the end face of the main cabinet portion, as shown more clearlyin Fig. 3, whereas to open the wing portion it is simply rotated uponthe hinge links by moving the front. edge of the wing outwardly untilthe outer end of the shorter link 10 engages the adjacent edge of thelonger link 11, as shown in Fig. at, whereupon the Wing 4 will be in itsopen and limiting position, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2, with theopen face of the wing disposed at the same side as the drawers 2, sothat free access may be had to the interior of the wing. There isusually enough friction between the hinge links and their connections,as well as the weight of the wing itself to hold the wing either inopen, closed, or in intermediate position, but the swinging action isnot so retarded as to prevent its opening or closing movement.

WVith this construction it is possible to provide a cabinet of this kindwith a lateral wing which not only is more accessible than the old typewith. a hinged top, but also a more sightly article of furniture isproduced in which the top is made in one piece without any hingedportion, therefore not necessitating the removal of any article whichmay be placed on the cabinet top in order to have access to therotatable wing beneath it.

I claim:

1. In a cabinet of the class described, a ma n portion and a wingextension thereof ill?) llU portion below the tension of the top and oneside, rotatable fr m a; position against the end of the main port on toa positlon at the front of the cabinet, the rotating means comprising aplateattachable to the main portion, another plate attachable to thewing portion, andlinks of unequal length pivoted at the endsto' thecorresponding ends of the plates. 1 i

3. A sewing cabinet of the'class described comprising main drawerholding portion, and a top extending laterally at the side thereof;aside extension covered by'the top and havin'gan openaceessible' face'on one side, un'djhingingmeans for the wing com prising a plateattachable thereto and pivoted links at the ends ot-the plate pivotallyconnected with the drawer. holding'portion to sw inq'the open facethereof'troni a position against the end" of the drawer holding portionto a position at right angles thereto when the open face is parallelwith the drawer fronts.

4. In a cabinet of the class described, a main portion with anoverhanging top, a wing disposedbeneath the top, a hinge con-- structionfor mounting the wing to swing one face thereof from a'pos ition"against' the main portion to a position at right angles thereto openingat the front of the cabinet," and the hinge construction includinglinks. eccentrically pivoted to the ends of the wing which engage witheach other to limit the opening movement of the Wing.

5. In a cabinet of the class described, a main portion and a Wingtherefor, and hinges for mounting the Wing to swing one face thereoffrom a position against the end ofthe'main portion to a position atright anglcs thereto, the hinges each comprising a plate attachable tothe end of the wing, a pair of unequal links pivoted at the ends of theplate one of which engages the other to imit the movement ofthe Wing.

6. In a cabinet of the class-described, a;

main portion and awing, ahinge to mount the wing at theend of-the mainportion, the. hinge comprising a plate eccentrically end of one linkengages, the edge offtlre other thus providing a hmltingstop.

7a In a cabinet of the class described; a

main frame and a win'gtheretor, the Wing being open on its-inner facewhich is against; the n ani portion 1n-1ts closed position, hingeconstruction formountl'ng the W1I1g" to swing to an open positionwith'theopen face thereof parallel to the-front ot theiniain portion,each. lnngecomprising apla-te at- I against the main portion-in itsclosed" p'osif tion and is at righta-n'glesthereto{with its open faceadjacent the front of the main por tion of the cabinet in its otherlimiting 'p o' sition, the end of "theishorten-link engagi ng the sideofthe' longer link-in its openlinait ing position. p e r I I HERBERT E;

